UANI’s – “United Against Nuclear Iran 2017” Summitwas set to Kick Off at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC as the U.N. General Assembly opened on September 19, 2017.New York, NY – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) hosted a distinguished lineup of current and former foreign leaders, lawmakers and Iran experts at its annual Iran Summit, a public event held Tuesday, September 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.

The day-long event of interviews and discussions examined the political and economic environment since the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran — with particular focus on Iran’s role in the region, its relationship with North Korea, and the future of Iran policy in the Trump administration.

Comprised of former diplomats and lawmakers, UANI is spearheading a global education campaign focused on the risks of doing business with Iran, warning hundreds of international companies that may be contemplating Tehran as a new investment opportunity.

United Against Nuclear Iran is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that seeks to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to obtain nuclear weapons.

8:55 AM – 9:30 AMWelcoming Remarks Ambassador Mark D. Wallace
CEO of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform

Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan – Chairman The Electrum Group The Electrum Group is the controlling shareholder of Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Corporation, which owns the Sunshine silver mine in Idaho, the most prolific silver mine in US history, as well as the Los Gatos silver-zinc deposit in Mexico, which it is developing in partnership with Dowa of Japan.

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman – Chairman of UANI
Former U.S. Senator (I-CT) and 2000 Democratic Nominee for
Vice President of the United States

Panel # 1 : Iran’s Role in the Middle EastModerated by Ambassador Dennis Ross – Co-Founder of UANI
And William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama.

Video : Sen Lieberman opening remarks and Panel #1

Panel #1
General (Ret) David Petraeus
Chairman of the KKR Global Institute
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

HRH Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud
Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Former Director-General of the General Intelligence Directorate and
Former Ambassador to the United States and United Kingdom,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Honourable Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C. – UANI Advisory Board Member
Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Ambassador Jackie Wolcott- UANI Advisory Board Member
Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Former U.S. Special Envoy for Nuclear Non-Proliferation

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Partners in Proliferation: Iran and North Korea
Ambassador John Bolton – UANI Advisory Board Member
Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM A Conversation with Governor Chris Christie

4:30 PM Concluding Remarks Senator Joseph I. Lieberman – Chairman of UANI
Former U.S. Senator (I-CT)
2000 Democratic Nominee for Vice President of the United States

My final thoughts rethe Iran Nuclear Summit 2017. Were there major discoveries being made about a Nuclear Iran? Perhaps not. Even so, the speakers supplied valuable insight as we ponder what we can do, as a country, to thwart the Iranian Nuclear threat challenging ours as well as world peace.

[Pictures are the property of Pamela Hall]

For more info on the Iran Nuclear Summit, please take advantage of the you tube panel videos posted by the Iran Summit Channel.